Collaborative Partnerships

Head Start Collaborative Partnership Video (3.75 min.)

The Practice-Based Coaching (PBC) model starts with creating a strong partnership between the coach and education staff. Learn what collaborative coaching partnerships look like in action and what it takes to develop a strong partnership. Watch this video clip to see reflections of a coach and teacher forming a collaborative partnership. Find out how this partnership successfully paves the way for the steps that follow in the PBC cycle: shared goals and action planning, focused observation, and reflection and feedback.

Pyramid Model Collaborative Partnership Video (1:30 min.)

Learn how this coach sets up a collaborative partnership with the practitioners she works with.


Teacher-Coach Agreement

Pyramid Model template describing responsibilities for the coach and teacher coaching partnership.

Coaching Relationship

Describes the coaching relationship including what coaching is what coaching is not and the coaching cycle.